East Hampton (Springs) -- Judith and Gerson Leiber Gardens
Object Details
- General
- The original land, purchased circa 1970, was less than two acres with a modest house was meant to be a vacation home. The flat rectangular lot had been used as a dump and took two years to clear; the task of creating order evolved into creating a formal parterre garden with brick walkways, extensive treillage and hedges, a potager, and rose gardens. Primarily French in design the formal garden was laid out on a central axis with asymmetrical radiating paths with a Greek herm placed at one end of the axis. Three more acres were acquired; yew hedges were planted since there were no walls, in addition to the clipped boxwood hedges of the parterres. The property features a woodland modeled on English parks, swimming pool, dovecote and other sculptures placed throughout the garden rooms
- Persons associated with the garden include Gerson Leiber (owner and garden designer, 1970s - ); Judith Leiber (owner, 1970s - ).
- Owner
- Leiber, Gerson August, 1921-
- Garden designer
- Leiber, Gerson August, 1921-
- Owner
- Leiber, Judith
- Collection Photographer
- Druse, Kenneth
- Place
- Judith and Gerson Leiber Gardens (Springs, New York).
- United States of America -- New York -- Suffolk -- Springs
- Topic
- Gardens -- New York -- Springs
- Owner
- Leiber, Gerson August, 1921-
- Garden designer
- Leiber, Gerson August, 1921-
- Owner
- Leiber, Judith
- See more items in
- Ken Druse garden photography collection
- Ken Druse garden photography collection / Series 1: Garden Images by Site / United States of America / New York
- Sponsor
- Cataloging of this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.DRU, File NY518
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Ken Druse garden photography collection
- Collection Rights
- Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Bibliography
- Garden has been featured in Leiber Collection on the Leiber Museum web site (accessed, 4/30/2015). This property is featured in "At Home with Gerson and Judith Leiber" in The East Hampton Press & Southhampton Press by Aimee Fitzpatrick Martin (October 22, 2009). This property is featured in "Planting Between the Lines" by Patricia Thorpe In House & Garden (August 1990). This property is featured in the Animal Rescue Fund's tour: Art World Gardens in the Hamptons (2000).
- Scope and Contents
- The garden file includes a worksheet, photocopied articles, and 51 images.
- Collection Restrictions
- Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- See others in
- Garden Club of America Collection, ca. 1920-[ongoing].
- Record ID
- ebl-1562717430039-1562717430098-3
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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